UPDATE: Police now say they have charged BT Wright for two additional armed robberies that took place in August and November.
Wright is charged with an armed robbery at the Freedom Drive Cash America Pawn on August 12th, and another armed robbery at the North Graham Street Metro PCS on November 8th.
The two additional warrants served on Wright charge him with an additional two counts of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, and two counts of 2nd degree Kidnapping.
The investigation is still ongoing.
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CHARLOTTE, NC — Officers have arrested a man they say is responsible for three robberies throughout the Charlotte area over the past two months.
According to officials, BT Wright, III, 26, robbed a Cash America Pawn on Freedom Drive at gunpoint around 10am Thursday. Police located Wright’s vehicle and were led on a brief chase before Wright crashed and attempted to flee on foot.
Wright was arrested and charged for the robberies of a Little Rock Road Rite-Aid on September 3rd, a Hoover Creek Boulevard Brownlee Jewelers on September 17th, and the Cash America Pawn Thursday morning.
He is charged with six counts of 2nd degree Kidnapping, three counts of Robbery with a Dangerous Weapon, two counts of Conspiracy to Commit Robbery with a Dangerous weapon, two counts of Operating a Motor Vehicle while Fleeing from Law Enforcement, Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon, Possession of a Firearm with an Altered Serial Number, and Resisting Arrest.
Detectives say the investigations into these robberies are still ongoing, and additional charges could be possible.
